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Video: Obama pushes tax hike on rich

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:51:03 EST

In his new budget proposal, President Obama is still pushing for higher taxes on the rich. Michelle Millar reports.

Video: Romney at CPAC: I'm true conservative

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:03:15 EST

In a fiery speech at CPAC, Mitt Romney tried his very best to convince those at the conference that really is a conservative. Chip Reid reports.

Video: Romney touts conservatism at CPAC

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:08 EST

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Mitt Romney is on a mission to convince conservatives that he really is one of them. But, is Romney's message getting through? Chip Reid reports.

Video: Obama's contraceptive compromise

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:14:44 EST

After sparking a firestorm of religious and political controversy, President Obama announced his compromise on the contraceptive requirement of his health care law, reports Norah O'Donnell.

Video: This Sunday: Paul, McConnell, Lew

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:01:46 EST

Bob Schieffer announces this Sunday's Face the Nation line-up: GOP Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew.

Video: Navy unveils "USS Gabrielle Giffords"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:58:10 EST

CBS News RAW: In a ceremony at the Pentagon, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus gives a speech and reveals an artist rendering of the "USS Gabrielle Giffords." The ex-Congresswoman and her husband Mark Kelly are on hand for the unveiling.

Video: Gingrich attacks "Republican establisment" at CPAC

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:09:31 EST

GOP White House hopeful Newt Gingrich on Friday said the GOP establishment is not tough enough to win a presidential campaign.

Video: Did Obama fold on contraception policy?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:52 EST

After President Obama announced changes to his administration's policy on contraception, CBS News' Whit Johnson was joined by Bob Schieffer, Norah O'Donnell and The Atlantic's James Fallows for analysis.

Video: Romney cracks Clinton inhale joke at CPAC

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:55:19 EST

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday tried to woo conservatives at CPAC and defended his record as governor of Massachusetts by telling a crowd he served in government but didn't "inhale, I'm still a business guy."

Video: A reporter's life: On the trail of Mitt Romney

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:07 EST

Jessica Kumari talks to CBS News political reporter Sarah Boxer about her life covering the Mitt Romney campaign full-time. Sarah tells how she's been traveling with the campaign for the past 7 months - reporting, blogging, video blogging, tweeting 24/7 - even doing laundry with his wife, Ann, at the hotel in Iowa.

Video: President Obama on contraception coverage

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:40 EST

President Obama has created a new "accommodation" for mandatory contraceptive services for women who are employed by faith-affiliated institutions.

Video: White House bends on birth control rule

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:56:49 EST

President Obama on Friday announced plans that attempts to accommodate religious employers opposed to a rule that would require them to provide free birth control to women.

Video: Santorum takes on Romney's money at CPAC

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:06:08 EST

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum created a stir at CPAC in Washington on Friday by aggressively charging that his GOP rivals aren't conservative enough to excite voters - in the primary or general election.

Video: Huckabee "thanks" Obama for birth control firestorm

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:23:06 EST

Speaking CPAC on Friday, Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee "thanked" President Obama for creating a conservative firestorm over a new rule requiring employers to offer health care coverage to women that covers the full cost of birth control.

Video: GOP Congressman under insider trading investigation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:25:11 EST

GOP congressman subject of insider trading investigation Rep. Spencer Bachus (R - Ala.) is under investigation for insider trading. Erica Hill reports.

Video: A compromise on contraception?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:48:27 EST

The Obama administration is working on new guidelines for contraception coverage requirements following a heated controversy with religious institutions. Norah O'Donnell reports.

Video: Romney on the attack

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:18:13 EST

Mitt Romney is set to make a big speech to win the hearts of conservatives, but is will that be enough? Erica Hill and Charlie Rose speak with Major Garrett about Romney's problems.

Video: Calling all conservatives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:13:51 EST

With Rick Santorum coming off three big wins, both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich struggle to connect with conservatives and win their votes. Chip Reid reports.

Video: Obama frees 10 states from "No Child Left Behind"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:52 EST

Nearly half of American schools have failed to make adequate progress in meeting federal standards of "No Child Left Behind." Now, President Obama has freed 10 states from the law's toughest requirements. Michelle Miller reports on the impact it will have on New Jersey schools.

Video: What's in Steve Jobs' FBI file?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:57:00 EST

FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr reports.

Video: Rep. Walsh remarks on same-sex marriage bill

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:30 EST

Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-Wa.) explains her support for a same-sex marriage bill at the Washington state House of Representatives referencing the emotions she shared with her husband and the relationship with her lesbian daughter.

Video: Hot Ads 2012: Super Bowl ad sparks political firestorm

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:31 EST

CBS News senior political producers Rob Hendin and Jill Jackson launched the series "Hot Ads 2012" with a look at Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Superbowl ad, a Club for Growth ad targeting Rep. Fred Upton and a controversial ad put out by former Rep. Hoekstra.

Video: Flash Points: Syria in crisis

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:54 EST

In the latest edition of "Flash Points," CBS News national security correspondent Bob Orr and analyst Juan Zarate discuss lines crossed in Iran, Russia and China's influence in Syria, Hungary's role in Europe and an increasing problem with cyber hackers.

Video: Will the European debt crisis sink Obama's re-election?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:22:58 EST

CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli and CBS MoneyWatch Editor-At-Large, Jill Schlesinger discuss how fallout from Europe could make Obama a one-term president

Video: Obama: Mortgage deal turns page on reckless era

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:35:10 EST

President Barack Obama says a $25 billion deal between mortgage lenders and states won't heal the housing market by itself but added that the settlement "is a start."